An Islam of Her Own : : Reconsidering Religion and Secularism in Women’s Islamic Movements / / Sherine Hafez.

As the world grapples with issues of religious fanaticism, extremist politics, and rampant violence that seek justification in either “religious” or “secular” discourses, women who claim Islam as a vehicle for individual and social change are often either regarded as pious subjects who subscribe to...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introducing Desiring Subjects
  • 2. Writing Religion
  • 3. Women’s Islamic Movements in the Making
  • 4. An Islam of Her Own
  • 5. Desires for Ideal Womanhood
  • 6. Development and Social Change
  • 7. Reconsidering Women’s Desires in Islamic Movements
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author